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Briggs & Stratton offers some MVCC students employment following welding internships
UTICA, N.Y. — Some students at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) have secured positions with the Sherrill location of Briggs & Stratton Corp. following their welding internships. MVCC says it partnered with Briggs & Stratton for the welding internships. Briggs & Stratton — headquartered in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin — says it is the world’s largest manufacturer […]

New statewide cybersecurity program launched to assist defense manufacturers
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) and FuzeHub are working together to help New York’s defense manufacturers strengthen

MVCC partners with Briggs & Stratton for welding internships
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) says it partnered with the Sherrill location of Briggs & Stratton Corp. for welding internships. Briggs &

BAE Systems delivers propulsions system to Scottish supplier of public buses for Ireland
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems has delivered the first plug-in capable, electric hybrid-propulsion systems to Larbert, Scotland–based Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), which is supplying new

Slate Milk wins grand prize in inaugural MilkLaunch business competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — A Massachusetts firm has captured the $150,000 grand prize in the state’s inaugural MilkLaunch competition. MilkLaunch is a new startup contest focused

New York manufacturing index declines over 1 point in December
Still indicates slight expansion The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index dipped 1.4 points to 4.9 in December as the monthly gauge indicated New York’s manufacturing sector “expanded only to a small degree.” The index number fell below analysts’ expectations, as Investing.com had forecast a reading of 6.9. This follows a more than 4-point drop

Cryomech settles into newly built DeWitt building
DeWITT, N.Y. — Following a construction project that lasted just over a year, Cryomech says it has relocated to its new building at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt. It previously operated in a nearby location at 113 Falso Drive in DeWitt. Cryomech’s new 76,000-square-foot facility houses all of the company’s manufacturing and

Syracuse firm to renovate former Utica factory
UTICA, N.Y. — A Syracuse company will handle the redevelopment of the former Utica Steam Cotton Factory at 600 State St. in downtown Utica. Lahinch

Waste milk could be used to reduce power plant CO2 emissions, Clarkson finds
POTSDAM — Clarkson University research — which shows how surplus milk may be used to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil-fuel based power-plant emissions — is featured on the front cover of the November issue of Advanced Sustainable Systems. The cover features a North Country landmark, the surge tank of a Raquette River hydroelectric plant

SRC board of trustees elects new chair, vice chair
SRC is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Cicero that focuses on areas that include defense, environment, and intelligence. About Corasanti Corasanti is the former
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